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Letter from J. G. Scrugham to F. R. McNamee, March 9, 1923
Date
1923-03-09
Archival Collection
Description
Letter calls into question expenses for protecting railroad property.
Text
Dan Bennett oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00110
Abstract
Oral history interview with Dan Bennett conducted by Guy Pence on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Bennett talks about the visits from presidents and other important people to the Las Vegas, Nevada area and discusses the 1942 plane crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. He also mentions Boulder Dam and describes the economic, social and environmental changes that have taken place in Southern Nevada over the years.
Archival Collection
Train engine and railroad workers: postcard
Date
1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Train engine and railroad workers in early days of Nevada. The postcard photo is courtesy of the Southern Nevada Museum.
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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, December 14, 1904
Date
1904-12-14
Archival Collection
Description
Letter discusses the need to pay the deputy sheriff in Las Vegas extra to patrol company property to protect against gang pillaging.
Text
Letter from Leo McNamee to Fred E. Pettit, Jr., July 29, 1922
Date
1922-07-29
Description
Letter reports how many and where copies of injunction against railroad strikers were posted. Asks for extra deputies.
Text
Panoramic view of railroad survey camp, 1903
Date
1903
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of railroad survey camp, 1903
Image
Photograph of a railroad surveyors camp, 1903
Date
1903
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a railroad surveyors camp, 1903
Image
Transcript of interview with Jackie Abell by Robert Stuart, April 03, 1976
Date
1976-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Robert Stuart interviews Jackie Abell (b. 1924) about her experiences growing up in Virginia City, Reno, and Overton, Nevada. She specifically discusses her experiences growing up on a ranch, railroading, above ground atomic testing, flooding, and wild animals.
Text
Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922
Date
1922-07-08
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922
Text
Sign from the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad, 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Reads: Inflammable, Keep Lights and Fires Away, Handle Carefully
Image